subject: Applying For Financial Aid: Application For Federal Student Aid [print this page] FAFSA stands for federal student aid and it is one of the most commonly used sources to finance students higher education. If you need financial aid to make your studies affordable, you should submit FAFSA every academic year you want to obtain the financial aid. Keep in mind that Federal Student Aid can become your ticked to the college or a university you have dreamt about since your childhood or high school years.
How to obtain a FAFSA
Nowadays FAFSA in available in several formats and you may choose the one that suits you most of all:
Online version of FAFSA;
PDF version of FAFSA;
Traditional paper version of FAFSA.
Tips for the students who apply for Federal Financial Aid for the first time
Access the official web site of Federal Student Aid and have a look at the list of documents that are required.
Remember that the documents need your signature as well as they should be signed by one of your parents.
The strong points of online version of FAFSA
Student Aid Report will be sent to you sooner than to those applicants who use a PDF or paper version of FAFSA. Thus, online version makes the process of application more dynamic.
Online version of FAFSA is equipped with a special edit-check that will help you to get rid of some minor mistakes.
Online version of FAFSA expands the range of your opportunities since it is composed in such a way that you will be able to make a list of ten desired colleges. In case if you choose the traditional paper version of FAFSA, you will be able to fill in not more than four colleges.
PRF version of FAFSA
The main benefit of PDF FAFSA is that you can download and print it when and where it is suitable for you.
It is possible to submit the FAFSA via mail but, please, keep in mind that you should observe the deadline dates and FAFSA is not allowed to be submitted before January 1.
